Combined garbage can and flytrap



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' C. A. DUNSETH ET AL COMBINED GARBAGE CAN AND FLYTRAP Filed July 31 1922 Patented Sept. 11,1923. 7 I I L l i-$7 A air. a atriaonrrronn A. nunsnrrifenn mam? dean-ray; or ALBERT nae, ivrrnnnsora.

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DUNsErH and HARRY GARRITY, citizens of C represents the cylindrical shell forming the United States, both residing at Albert the outer wallof the fly trap, which shell 5 Lea, in the county of Freeborn and State is preferably reinforced top and bottom, as

of Minnesota, have invented certain new at 0. The bottom is provided with supportand useful Improvements in Combined ing legs D which are long enough to sup- Garbage Cans and F lytraps, of which the port the bottom of the shell C above the following is a specification top B of the can, as shown most clearly in 10 This invention relates to an arrange- Figs. 1 and 3.

ment for trapping and destroying flies, One of the supporting legs D is hinged, as

which consist in providing a trap adapted at E, to the top of the garbage can, and the to be placed at the top of a grabage can joint of the hinge may be conveniently made or similar device to which the flies are norwith a removable cotter pin F so that the 15 mally attracted. It is well known that flies fly trap may be conveniently removed from are especially attracted by odors of decomthe top ofthe garbage can if desired. posing matter, such as ordinarily emanate The top of the cylindrical shell C is closed from a garbage can. by the removable cap G, having the wire This invention is intended to provide a diaphragm H. The bottom of the container convenient attachment for such a receptacle is provided with an upwardly projecting by which the flies may be trapped, and truncated cone M, opening at its apex m whereby the receptacle containing the and orovided with the ring m fitting tightly trapped flies may be readily removed and in the container C, or this ring may be solthe trapped flies destroyed by drowning or dered or secured in place in the container 25 otherwise, and the trap reset. if desired.

The invention will be more fully under- The operation of the device is as follows: stood after reference to the accompanying Assuming more or less garbage to be con drawings, in which like parts are indicated tained in the can A, and the parts to be in by similar reference symbols throughout the the position shown in Fig. 1, the flies will several views, and in which be attracted by the odor arising through the Figure 1 is a prespective view of the comopening 79 and, flying to the edge of said plete device showing the garbage can with opening, will climb up on the underside of the trap attached thereto in the normal or the cone M, following the usual tendency set position. of the insect to move towards the light. 35 Figure 2 is a plan view of the top of the After passing through the opening m, the

garbage can showing the fly trap swung out flies will be caught in the container C and of the way to show the opening in the top this container may be either separately reof the can, the parts being shown on a larger moved, and the flies drowned in water, or scale than in Fig. 1. the whole top of the can may be removed 40 Figure 3 shows a section through the garand immersed in water. After the flies have bage can along the line 33 of Fig. 2, but been drowned or otherwise destroyed, the with the fly trap shown in full lines in the cover C may be removed and the interior set position as shown in Fig. 1, and swung of the container C cleaned out and the parts down in the dotted position shown in Fig. 2. reset as desired. 45 Figure 4 is a detail showing the remov- It will be seen that the opening b in the able cap for the fly trap; and cover B will provide a convenient means Figure 5 is a perspective view of the for inserting the hand and removing the foraminous cone bottom of the fly trap. cover when desired, and also replacing same A represents the main body of the garto the desired position.

bags can which is preferably in the usual It will be also seen that if it be desired cylindrical form, and is provided with a for any purpose to close the can, a piece of top or cover B, flanged downwards as at board, pasteboard, paper, or the like may I), which cover is preferably provided with be placed over the opening 79 beneath the a central opening 6 which may be preferreceptacle C, which receptacle will act ascentral circular openingftherein a cylindrical receptacle provided with spacing legs mounted on said cover andsuperipiosedi' over said opening but spaced from the perimeter thereof by said legs, a separable hinge de- .tachably connecting said receptacle to said cover a: detachable screen in :the forum of a hollow truncated'eone, open at the top; normally closing the bottom of said receptacle, and. a detachable. cap. provided. ith a foraminous central portion normally covering the top ozt saidnreceptacle, substantially as and for the purposes described.

GLLEEORD A. DUNSETH. HARRY GARRITY. 

